DIGITAL RESIDENT
Hadiya Williams

AUGUST 2026

Hadiya Williams is a native Washingtonian and D.C.-based multidisciplinary artist specializing in ceramic objects, surface design, and generative art. 

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Design Milk, Domino Mag, and Business of Home. She has earned recognition from the American In-House Design Awards, DC Commission for Arts and Humanities, and American Craft Council. Her pieces are also included in the permanent collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and were included in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum’s 2024/25 triennial. 

Hadiya’s work explores cultural memory, ancestry, and identity, drawing inspiration from the connections between West African craft and design, early-20th-century modernism, and mid-century design.